2009–10 snooker season

The 2009–10 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010. There were six ranking events, two less than in the previous season.[1] The Bahrain Championship was not held again, and the Northern Ireland Trophy was removed from the calendar too.[2] The Jiangsu Classic was held for the first time.[3]

2009–10 snooker season
Details
Duration16 May 2009 – 8 May 2010 (2009-05-16 – 2010-05-08)
Tournaments38 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Ding Junhui
Masters Mark Selby
World Championship Neil Robertson

New professional players

Countries

Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2008/2009 professional Main Tour.[4]

Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[13]

World Snooker Tour
Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
4 Jun 7 Jun  CHN Jiangsu Classic Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium Wuxi Mark Allen Ding Junhui 6–0 [14]
7 Jul 12 Jul  THA Six-red World Grand Prix Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok Jimmy White Barry Hawkins 8–6 [15]
28 Jul 30 Jul  ENG Pro Challenge Series – Event 1 Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Stephen Maguire Alan McManus 5–2 [16]
31 Aug 1 Sep  WAL Pro Challenge Series – Event 2 Pontin's Prestatyn Ken Doherty Martin Gould 6–2 [17]
7 Sep 13 Sep  CHN Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai Ronnie O'Sullivan Liang Wenbo 10–5 [18]
3 Oct 11 Oct  SCO Grand Prix Kelvin Hall Glasgow Neil Robertson Ding Junhui 9–4 [19]
26 Oct 29 Oct  WAL Masters Qualifying Event Pontin's Prestatyn Rory McLeod Andrew Higginson 6–1 [20]
9 Nov 11 Nov  ENG Pro Challenge Series – Event 3 Willie Thorne Snooker Centre Leicester Robert Milkins Joe Jogia 5–3 [21]
3 Sep 29 Nov  ENG Premier League Potters Leisure Resort Hopton-on-Sea Shaun Murphy Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–3 [22]
5 Dec 13 Dec  ENG UK Championship Telford International Centre Telford Ding Junhui John Higgins 10–8 [23]
10 Jan 17 Jan  ENG Masters Wembley Arena London Mark Selby Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 [24]
25 Jan 31 Jan  WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport John Higgins Ali Carter 9–4 [25]
16 Feb 18 Feb  ENG Pro Challenge Series – Event 5 George Scott Snooker Club Liverpool Barry Hawkins Michael Holt 5–1 [26]
4 Jan 25 Mar  ENG Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock Marco Fu Mark Allen 3–2 [27]
29 Mar 4 Apr  CHN China Open Beijing University Students Gymnasium Beijing Mark Williams Ding Junhui 10–6 [28]
17 Apr 3 May  ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Neil Robertson Graeme Dott 18–13 [29]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
12 Sep 12 Sep  ENG Wytech Masters North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre Chesterfield Reanne Evans Maria Catalano 3–0 [30]
13 Sep 13 Sep  ENG UK Ladies Championship North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre Chesterfield Reanne Evans Maria Catalano 3–0 [31]
10 Oct 10 Oct  ENG East Anglian Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge Reanne Evans Emma Bonney 3–0 [32]
14 Nov 14 Nov  ENG British Open Newmarket Snooker & Bowl Newmarket Reanne Evans Katie Henrick 3–1 [33]
6 Feb 6 Feb  ENG South Coast Classic Q Ball Snooker Club Eastbourne Reanne Evans Maria Catalano 3–1 [34]
6 Mar 6 Mar  ENG Connie Gough Memorial Stadium Snooker Club Birmingham Reanne Evans Maria Catalano 3–1 [35]
3 Apr 7 Apr  ENG World Ladies Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge Reanne Evans Maria Catalano 5–1 [36]

Pontin's International Open Series
Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
22 Jun 26 Jun  WAL PIOS I Pontin's Prestatyn Jack Lisowski Liam Highfield 6–5 [37][38]
27 Jul 31 Jul  WAL PIOS II Pontin's Prestatyn Liam Highfield Neal Jones 6–2 [37][39]
23 Aug 28 Aug  WAL PIOS III Pontin's Prestatyn Paul Davison Kyren Wilson 6–4 [37][40]
19 Oct 23 Oct  WAL PIOS IV Pontin's Prestatyn Jamie Jones Jak Jones 6–0 [37][41]
7 Dec 11 Dec  WAL PIOS V Pontin's Prestatyn Anthony McGill Farakh Ajaib 6–0 [37][42]
28 Feb 5 Mar  WAL PIOS VI Pontin's Prestatyn Kyren Wilson Liam Highfield 6–4 [37][43]
11 Apr 16 Apr  WAL PIOS VII Pontin's Prestatyn Paul Davison Justin Astley 6–2 [37][44]
4 May 8 May  WAL PIOS VIII Pontin's Prestatyn Jack Lisowski Justin Astley 6–1 [37][45]

Other events
Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
16 May 17 May  IRL World Series of Snooker Killarney INEC Killarney Shaun Murphy Jimmy White 5–1 [46]
7 Jul 12 Jul  CHN Beijing International Challenge Beijing University Students Gymnasium Beijing Liang Wenbo Stephen Maguire 7–6 [47]
13 Jul 17 Jul  HKG General Cup General Snooker Club Hong Kong Ricky Walden Liang Wenbo 6–2 [48]
22 Jul 26 Jul  ENG Paul Hunter English Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Stuart Bingham Simon Bedford 6–0 [49]
22 Jul 26 Jul  TWN World Games Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium Kaohsiung Nigel Bond David Grace 3–0 [50][51]
24 Jul 26 Jul  IRL Irish Classic Celbridge Snooker Club Kildare Joe Swail Fergal O'Brien 5–0 [52]
13 Aug 16 Aug  GER Paul Hunter Classic Stadthall Fürth Shaun Murphy Jimmy White 4–0 [53]
17 Oct 18 Oct  CZE World Series of Snooker Prague Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn Prague Jimmy White Graeme Dott 5–3 [54]
31 Oct 1 Nov  SCO Legends of Snooker Rothes Halls Glenrothes Stephen Hendry Ken Doherty 5–3 [55]
31 Oct 7 Nov  VIE Asian Indoor Games Phan Đình Phùng Gymnasium Ho Chi Minh City Jin Long Nader Khan Sultani 4–0 [56]
14 Nov 15 Nov  WAL Pontin's Pro Am Series Pontin's Prestatyn Stuart Bingham Ken Doherty 3–1 [57]
15 Dec 18 Dec  IRL Six-red World Championship INEC Killarney Mark Davis Mark Williams 6–3 [58]
19 Dec 20 Dec  NED Dutch Open De Dieze 's-Hertogenbosch Bjorn Haneveer Matthew Couch 6–3 [59]
12 Feb 14 Feb  FIN Finnish Snooker Challenge Turku Sports Club Turku Mark Williams Robin Hull 6–1 [60]

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 2009/2010

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[61][62]

No. Ch. Player Points 2007/08 Points 2008/09 Total
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 297002387553575
2 Stephen Maguire 259752207548050
3 Shaun Murphy 237002347547175
4 John Higgins 148253100045825
5 Ali Carter 184252410042525
6 Ryan Day 194252125040675
7 Mark Selby 200501792537975
8 Marco Fu 180751927537350
9 Neil Robertson 124002282535225
10 Stephen Hendry 169001622533125
11 Mark Allen 150751780032875
12 Joe Perry 182501462532875
13 Ding Junhui 158691377529644
14 Peter Ebdon 149751442529400
15 Mark Williams 151001421929319
16 Mark King 136751462528300

World ranking points
Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2009/2010

[63][64]

No.  Ch  Player Points 08/09 SM GP UK WO CO WSC Points 09/10 Total
13 John Higgins 310004480448064005000266038002682057820
27 Neil Robertson 228259807000304019002660100002558048405
32 Ronnie O'Sullivan 23875700026605120320098050002396047835
41 Ali Carter 24100266098040004000448064002252046620
58 Ding Junhui 13775350056008000700560038002720040975
64 Stephen Maguire 22075980266051203200266038001842040495
74 Shaun Murphy 234754480980304070098050001518038655
87 Mark Williams142192660448030402500700038002348037699
92 Mark Selby 1792598098040002500266064001752035445
101 Mark Allen17800980350011202500448050001758035380
111 Stephen Hendry 162252660266030401900350038001756033785
126 Ryan Day 21250350098011202500266014001216033410
1315 Graeme Dott 14025196080522401900196080001686530890
146 Marco Fu 1927526609801120700350014001036029635
151 Mark King 146251960266030401900350014001446029085
1610 Liang Wenbo 1232556001960400057580528001574028065

Points distribution

2009/2010 Points distribution for world ranking events.[65]

Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Shanghai Masters Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –
Grand Prix Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –
UK Championship Unseeded loser 640 1040 1440 1840 2240 3040 4000 5120 6400 8000
Seeded loser 320 520 720 920 1120 – – – – –
Welsh Open Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
China Open Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –
World Championship Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000
Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – –

Notes
  1. Jimmy Roberson qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
  2. Sam Baird qualified by winning the Pro Ticket Tour Play Offs.
  3. Michael White qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
  4. Mark Boyle qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.
  5. Brendan O'Donoghue qualified by topping the Irish rankings.
  6. Jordan Brown qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
  7. Joe Jogia could not take his place via the PIOS Tour, as he was not a member of his national governing body.

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